Mars and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) have today announced a five-year strategic partnership (2025–2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador across their shared cocoa supply chain. Both companies have ambitions to be net-zero by 2050. The American confectionery giant defines “climate-smart agriculture” as “context-appropriate practices that are applied to best optimize efforts to reduce and remove GHG emissions, regenerate soils, support biodiversity, and adapt to increasing climate hazards.” The partnership aims to reduce the carbon footprint associated with cocoa production and help farmers increase their productivity. Mars and ofi have been collaborating on cocoa sustainability programs in Ecuador for a decade. In this next phase, more than 960 farmers across major cocoa-growing regions are expected to implement climate-smart and regenerative agriculture, such as agroforestry and biochar, across more than 9,000 ...